...Christine Dugdale Digital services can solve some problems facing print‐based academic libraries. They also provide opportunities for librarians to become proactive by adopting pivotal roles in shaping their institutions’ teaching and learning strategies. Digital collections take information...

... and which is not readily duplicated by others. © Company 1998 Costs Libraries I was fascinated to find in my local newspaper (The Hartford Courant, which has been promoting itself as the oldest continuously published newspaper in the USA) a news article reporting that teachers were...

...D.G. Law Joanne   Lomax et al . A Guide to Additional Sources of Funding and Revenue for Libraries and Archives . British Library , 1997 . , ISBN: 0 7123 3307 X (Library and Information research report, 108) Fund‐raising Grants Libraries These two works...

...A.A. Alemna Argues that a sound library education is of paramount importance to the image and prestige of the library profession. Although in the past, a number of training programmes have been organised for librarians in Ghana, argues that present‐day job expectations require a new look...

... to initiate and support international co‐operation. Suggests that international experience is required by many employers, also in libraries and that participation in international activities is therefore an important contribution to the professional development of the librarian. The extraordinary success...

... in this area. Then goes on to consider various models of co‐operation between computing services and libraries. In conclusion, looks at the role of what has been termed “The New Librarian” and shows how this can be an enhancement of the past experience and therefore that the development of an information...

...Leif Kajberg As public libraries in Europe change to meet the challenges of the Millennium, so must the professional staff who operate them. The implications of the changes in current public library functions and services for future professional roles and identities are examined, based on a review...

... of personal attributes which may be used to measure the person. Describes Holland’s typological theory and its applied implications for librarians and library environments. Presents a study of librarians’ perceptions of the personality of librarians and type of library environment. Because he/she possesses...

...Judith Palmer The NHS reforms provide many opportunities for health libraries. Health professionals are being increasingly encouraged to base their decisions on evidence from the literature. Librarians need to keep abreast of organizational and political change and develop skills in critical...

...E.E. Nkereuwem Examines the role of employee gender in the performance attribution process. Seeks to determine whether library managers attribute a job performance by a woman to different causes then the job performance of a man; whether differences in attributions are attenuated as managers gain...

... Education Libraries Mexico Questioning the library science curriculum is a common exercise among librarians and university and education board members within the educational reform framework. Certain public and private sector employers also question the library science curriculum. There has been...

...Richard Eynon Huws The National Library of Wales can be rightly proud of its commitment to staff training and development. Since the inception of formal library education in Wales in 1964, it has placed considerable emphasis on the importance of appointing professionally qualified staff. Whatever...

...Marigold Cleeve Outlines the potential of exhibition and display work in terms of marketing a library′s services. Describes how to plan a display project,and highlights some of the trouble spots commonly encountered in the exhibition work. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Exhibitions Libraries...

...David Baker Written by the series editor, gives an historical overview of the Library Training Guides Series, of which the eighth series has just been published. There is a subject‐based description of the evolvement of the series followed by Dr Baker′s own comment on the series. In addition...

... necessary are rooted in practicality. The most important area is people skills. These are difficult to teach and therefore are the most valuable and the most transferable. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Bass Brewers Ltd Continuing professional development Development Funding Industrial libraries...

...,showing similarities between the post‐course needs of university and S/NVQ students, and the scope of the Information and Library Studies Lead Body′s work. There are, however, two scenarios in which competence‐based assessment might be practicable and acceptable. Assessment of experiential learning...

... are often in short supply. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of the voluntary format and also compares them with the compulsory nature of the Law Society′s similar scheme. Benefits to both individuals and their organizations can be gained if the scheme is used. Library Association statistics reveal...

...Patrick Noon Describes an approach to management development by undertaking an MBA programme. Examines the various programmes on offer and looks at the difficulties involved in their pursuit. Relates the author′s own experiences of pursuing an MBA and the advantages gained, both for the library...

.... Career development Interpersonal communications Libraries Psychology Sooner or later anyone who is committed to a professional career comes to a fork in the road. Sometimes the fork appears quite unexpectedly,on turning a corner; at other times the junction will be clearly visible from quite...

.... Outlines the benefits of CPD and comments on the Library Association′s new initiative in the CPD arena. Examines some basic problems in CPD planning and provision, notably the terminological difficulty embedded in the concept of “professional” in the label“CPD”. Addresses the controversial area...